PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBannuTehsil
Wazir Tehsil
Wazir Tehsil in Bannu has 37,262 people and covers 745 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Wazir
37,262
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 6 tehsils in Bannu. 2.7% of Bannu
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 37,262 |
| 2017 | 43,112 |
Key numbers
- 745 sq kmArea37.8% of Bannu
- 50.0People per sq kmBelow the Bannu figure of 688.6
- 6.9People per householdBelow the Bannu figure of 7.4
- 108.59Men per 100 womenAbove the Bannu figure of 108.33
- -2.41%Population growth a yearBelow the Bannu figure of 1.94%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 19,398 | 52.1% |
| Women | 17,864 | 47.9% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 37,262 | 100.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 0 | 0.0% |
Literacy and school attendance
PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.
| Group | Literacy rate |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16.3% |
| Men | 28.1% |
| Women | 3.9% |
| Rural | 16.3% |
10,237 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Wazir
- What is the population of Wazir Tehsil?
- Wazir Tehsil had 37,262 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 6 tehsils in Bannu, and 2.7% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 43,112, so there are 5,850 fewer people now.
- How fast is Wazir growing?
- The population of Wazir grew -2.41% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is slower than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Wazir?
- Wazir covers 745 square kilometres. That works out at 50.0 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.9 people on average.
- How many people in Wazir live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Wazir. All 37,262 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Wazir?
- The census counted 19,398 men and 17,864 women in Wazir. That is 108.59 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Wazir?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Wazir was 16.3%. It was 28.1% for men and 3.9% for women, a gap of 24.3 percentage points.
- Where does Wazir rank by population?
- Wazir ranks 527th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.